I’ll start by stating that I’ve made a major mistake for not waiting the whole year to end before I give my final top-20 list to the chief editors. This album shows me that it’s the last time I did it and from now on, I’ll be giving my list the first day of each new year, when I’ll have listened all the albums of the current year.
The official lyric video for the title track of "A Life To Die For", the twelfth studio album from Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT, can be seen below. Due on November 29 in Europe and December 3 in North America via Frontiers, the CD is described in a press release as "a concept album not in the lyrical sense but musically, which sees the band expand their musical boundaries and bring their symphonic and grandiose musical element to the max employing a large number of classical/orchestra players in the studio as well as a large choir.
"A Life To Die For" track listing:
01. Hell Comes Down From Heaven
02. A Bullet's Tale
03. Running Out Of Tears
04. One Minute Left To Live
05. Sign Of Yesterday
06. Won't Trust, Won't Fear, Won't Beg
07. A Life To Die For
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "A Life To Die For" are available for streaming at HeavyHarmonies.com.
"Once again, the U.S. singer DC Cooper sees his trademark vocals shine throughout the songs penned by keyboard maestro Andre Andersen. The songwriting and performances are absolutely top notch and this is ROYAL HUNT at their symphonic best! In short, 'A Life To Die For' is another trademark release from ROYAL HUNT and truly an essential addition to any fan of progressive metal."
Andre Andersen said: "This album is all that any fan of this kind of music might dream about: strong songs with huge choruses, infectious riffs, technical yet memorable instrumental parts, stellar production this time mighty reinforced by classical instruments and — of course — instantly recognizable style."
"A Life To Die For" will be made available in three different versions:
* Digipack CD + DVD (containing live footage from the band's last year tour, tour documentary and interviews)
* Regular CD
* 180-gram vinyl, gatefold
The cover artwork was created by Kai Brockschmidt (PINK CREAM 69, PRETTY MAIDS) and can be seen below.
ROYAL HUNT is:
Andre Andersen - Keyboards
DC Cooper - Lead Vocals
Allan Sorensen - Drums
Andreas Passmark - Bass
Jonas Larsen - Lead Guitar
Guest musicians:
* Kenny Lubcke, Alexandra Popova - backing vocals
* Jacob Kjær - guitar solo on "Running Out Of Tears"
* Soma Allpass, Christina Lund, Patricia Skovgaard, Christina Larsen - strings
* Erik Rosenqvist, Mads Kofoed - brass/woodwinds
* CV Company - choir
Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT will release their twelfth studio album, "A Life To Die For", in November through Marquee/Avalon (Japan and Southeast Asia) and Frontiers (Europe and North America). The material has been described as a continuation of the band's last CD, "Show Me How To Live", but with new elements in in both the songwriting and production departments. The cover artwork was created by Kai Brockschmidt (PINK CREAM 69, PRETTY MAIDS) and can be seen below.
"A Life To Die For" will be mde available in three different versions:
* Digipack CD + DVD (containing live footage from the band's last year tour, tour documentary and interviews)
* Regular CD
* 180-gram vinyl, gatefold
"A Life To Die For" track listing:
01. Hell Comes Down From Heaven
02. A Bullet's Tale
03. Running Out Of Tears
04. One Minute Left To Live
05. Sign Of Yesterday
06. Won't Trust, Won't Fear, Won't Beg
07. A Life To Die For
In order to upgrade its trademark sound, ROYAL HUNT employed a large number of classical/orchestra players in the studio as well as a large choir.
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